Professional Development Provided by the School of Graduate Studies: Enhancing Mentoring and the Graduate Student Experience

Cecilia A. McIntosh, Karin Bartoszuk, Scott Kirkby

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Abstract

East Tennessee State University has taken several approaches to offering professional development for graduate students over the past several years. This includes graduate student research grants, thesis and dissertation awards, teaching awards, awards for service for the public good, Graduate Student Success Specialist service, Thesis/Dissertation/Capstone Boot Camp, Add-on Fellowships, GA Fee Scholarship, Thesis/Dissertation Scholarships, formal courses (GRAD), graduate student research magazine, and workshops. These will be briefly described, including funding sources supporting the initiatives. A mention of professional development for faculty will also be presented. There will be ample time for discussion of strategies and sharing of ideas by participants.

Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Mar 3 2017
Event46th Annual Meeting of the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools - Annapolis, MD
Duration: Mar 3 2017 → …

Conference

Conference46th Annual Meeting of the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
Period3/3/17 → …

Keywords

  • professional development
  • graduate studies
  • mentoring
  • graduate student
  • experience
  • East Tennessee State University

Disciplines

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Biology

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